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Bapu Nadkarni

Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni

Born: 4 April 1933, Nasik, Maharashtra
Major Teams: Maharashtra, Mumbai, India.
Known As: Bapu Nadkarni
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox


Test Debut: India v New Zealand at Delhi, 3rd Test, 1955/56
Latest Test:
India v New Zealand at Auckland, 4th Test, 1967/68

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 07/03/1968)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   41   67  12  1414  122*  25.70   1   7   22   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              9165  665  2559   88  29.07  6-43    4   1 104.1  1.67

FIRST-CLASS
 (1951/52 - 1967/68)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100s   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  191  266  46  8880  283*  40.36   14  140   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling            10686  500  21.37  6-17   19   1

LIST A LIMITED OVERS

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -   -

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                 0    -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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To win everytime is the main objective in the game, but there are times when it is impossible to do so. In such a situation, a team has to do its best to at least stave off defeat and it is here that cricketers like Trevor Bailey or `Slasher' Mackay proved their worth. They proved invaluable to England and Australia by their defensive batting skills or accurate bowling. And India too were fortunate in having the services of `Bapu' Nadkarni for over a decade. For the left handed all rounder was an expert at saving matches which seemed lost and during his heyday, the Indian team was generally at the receiving end.

A courageous middle order batsman, Nadkarni time and again held the later order with some adroit defensive batting. His lone century in Tests came when India, following on, were facing defeat against England at Kanpur in 1964. This followed an unbeaten 52 in the first innings. But for all his obdurate batting, Nadkarni will chiefly be remembered as a bowler who was `absolutely mean' as one West Indian batsman described him. Even the greatest strokeplayers of his time found it impossible to take liberties with his niggardly bowling. He could land the ball on the same good length spot, over after over. If the more adventurous batsmen took chances, more often than not they were worsted in the duel as Nadkarni proved by taking six out of eight wickets against Australia at Bombay in 1960 and eleven in the match against the same opponents at Madras in 1964. Just a few months before, against England at the same venue, Nadkarni set a world record by sending down 21 consecutive maidens in ending with the mesmeric figures of 32-27-5-0. A tower of strength to first Maharashtra and then Bombay in the Ranji Trophy, Nadkarni scored 3993 runs (62.39) with 12 centuries and took 181 wickets (17.52) in the national competition over two decades. His highest first class score was 283 not out for Bombay against Delhi in 1960-61. (Partab Ramchand)


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